Opening Belz, April 30

U.S. economy stalls dramatically in first quarter – Washington PostTaxis battle it out with Lyft, Uber at Minneapolis city hall – StarTribuneMinimum wage battle shifts to local level – WSJSchafer: “No” vote on exec pay at TCF was a predictable blunder – StarTribuneToyota to consolidate its North American headquarters near Dallas – ForbesTwitter beats estimates, but slammed on slow user growth – CNETU.S. Bank to close 13 formerly Charter One branches in Chicago – Chicago TribuneAn ominous piece on banned Clippers owner Don Sterling, written in 2009 – ESPNThe Pulitzer Prize-winning poetry book has now sold only 353 copies – Complete-Review